Thursday, February 21, 2019
Robert Williams, M.D., MIS, a resident of Richmond, Virginia, joined the Beaumont Health Board of Directors in February. Beaumont conducted a national search to find a physician board member who will bring expertise and perspectives from outside the state.
Recently retired from professional services, Dr. Williams enjoyed a 20-year career as a practicing and teaching family physician and health services researcher. Throughout his career, Dr. Williams was a principal investigator with the National Institutes of Health, and vice chair and director of research for a medical school department.
In 1996, Dr. Williams left academics at the Medical College of Virginia/VCU and joined the consulting world. During the following 22 years, Dr. Williams served as a senior consulting executive at Ernst & Young, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, IBM, Deloitte Consulting US and Deloitte Consulting UK.
Dr. Williams earned his doctorate of medicine from the Medical College of Virginia. He later obtained a master’s degree in health services research from the Virginia Commonwealth University.
“Dr. Williams will be an asset to the Beaumont Health Board of Directors providing a physician perspective on primary care as well as expertise on innovative research,” John Fox, president and CEO, Beaumont Health, said. “We are fortunate he chose to share his talent and perspective with Beaumont Health.”